10.
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But unless sonce regular weekly
fortnightly
mails on
pearso
existed of
or at least
of bringing the
from Madras, this route would
be uelew for all practical purposes. 10. On the question of the distribution
of expenses it is
-course the opinion
of cou
" in this Colony that Hongkong
should
not contribute 21⁄2 per cent of its revenue towards subsidising a mail service which cost the United Kingdom,
without allowing reimbursements,
Committee of the Legistative Comicil.
I have re
(Sigurd) Alister
Postmaster Geveral.
only per
&
cut.
bofit Revenue. But
so much has been said on this ro
subject that there can be no need
to dwell on it.
11.
need further
I centure to recommend that these papers be submitted to the Chauber of
Commerce and to the Finance.
Committee
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